Metal bow eoe vehicle-tops



G. C. PATTON AND 1.. H. SNEARY.

METAL BOW FOR VEHICLE TOPS.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

APPLICATION FILE? DEC. 5,1917.

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GROVER CLEVELAND PATTON AND JOHN H. SNEABY, OF DELPHOS, OHIO.

METAL BOW FOB. VEHICLETOPS Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented N 0V. 25, 1919.

Application filed December 5, 1917. Serial No. 205,504.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Grover. CLEVLAND PA'rroN and JOHN H. SNEARY, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Delphos, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Bows for Vehicle- Tops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in metal bows for vehicle tops.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a bow top adapted for employment in the folding tops of vehicles which possesses great strength and durability but at the same time islight in weight and inexpensive to manufacture.

A further object of the invention is the arrangement of a metallic bow for vehicle tops having the general form of bows now in use so that the same may be substituted therefor during the manufacture of automobile as well as carriage tops and arranging a structure which will not wear out or become broken at any point during the life of the covering material employed with the top.

A still further object of the device is to provide a strong and light bow for vehicle tops which may be readily attached to the vehicle and has an absence of any sharp edges or cutting portions and may be readily substituted for the wooden bows now in use.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and then claimed.

In the drawing forming a part of this application and in which like I reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a vertical transverse sectional view through a vehicle top provided with our form of bow, the same being shown partially broken away.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a bow detached from the top.

Fig. 3 is a detail view showing in elevation and section the central portion of the spanning member and Fig. l is a vertical transverse view taken through the bow.

sectional Referring more in detailto the drawing,

the device consists of a metallic U-shaped bow member 10 of the form best illustrated in Fig. 2, formed of metal, and adapted for covering by means of a canopy or flexible cover 11, or such material as leather or fabric, while the bow is designed for operative arrangement upon opposite outwardly pro gecting lugs 12 carried by the sides 13 of a vehicle such as an automobile at a point ad acent the side 14% thereof.

The bow 10 is formed of two pieces of metal, one consisting of a rod or heavy wire 15 bent into the desired form and a sheet metal binding cover member 16 secured thereon. The rod 15 forms a frame having a central portion 17 bent into U-shaped arrangement with its opposite ends bent upon themselves forming loops or eyes 18 with the terminal end portions 19 of the rod 15 bent into parallel relations with the portion 17 with the end faces 20 thereof in substantial contact with each other as best shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing.

This U-shaped frame formed of the rod 15 is inclosed by the metal covering 16 which spans the portion 17 and 19 of the frame and is beaded thereover as at 21 in parallel arrangement. This arranges the central spanning or connecting portion of the bow 10 at the top of the arch-shaped member while opposite uprights or posts 22 are formed in a similar manner by covering the opposite side portions of the frame with the covering 16 arranging similar beads 23 inwardly of the sides of the bow 10 which are continuations of the top beads 21 heretofore described.

' The covering 16 terminates as at 24 at the opposite sides 22 of the bow 10 in spaced relations above the loops 18. It will be un-' derstood that the loops 18 are adapted for mounting upon the lugs 12 of the automobile the ends of the rod '20 when the device is assembled may be secured together or separated a greater distance from that herein.

shown if desired and that other slight changes may be made in theinventi'orrin its minor details and proportion of parts Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What We claim as new is Anall metal bow for vehicle tops comprising a frame formed of a single rod bent in double EU shaped arrangement with its treeends adjacently positioned at thespam 11mg portion of the frame, the port-ionsof the rod being arranged parallel at the span ning portion of the frame and converging at the outer sides of the frame and formed 'into attaching loops at the ends of said sides,

and a sheet metal covering overly ng the ea'ovra CLEVELAND mirror] JOHN H. SNEARY. 

